Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York

What Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York does

Hope Ignites New York (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York) is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 13-2990982) and an affiliate of the Boys Hope Girls Hope national network, operating since 1979 with 51–100 employees. The organization runs one of NYC's only long-term, holistic youth-development pathways for motivated high school students from at-risk backgrounds, delivering an integrated set of programs spanning middle school through college graduation and into career launch: an Academics Program (daily tutoring), a College Success Program (access, completion, and college-to-career guidance), a Residential Life Program (housing stability), a Wellness Program (SEL and mental health support), Scholarship Contributions (tuition access), and a Local Impact initiative that tracks community outcomes.

The organization does not sell a product; it is funded through donations, grants, and charitable contributions and provides all services at no cost to scholars and their families. It acquires scholars through a community-led, referral-based admissions process driven by community members, schools, and social services. Its most significant disclosed funding event is a $2 million grant from the Yield Giving Open Call in March 2024. The organization is currently mid-transition: it has rebranded to Hope Ignites New York to better reflect the full scholar-to-professional journey and is processing the legal name change with the IRS.

Operational reach is regional (New York City) and program delivery is direct through the Brooklyn headquarters and affiliated residential facilities, supported by a multi-channel presence (website, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube) and partnerships such as the March 2023 St. Joseph's University (NY) grant-funded summer program. Notable outcome evidence includes alumni such as Josiah Casildo (founder of Shoe Coat NYC), Sadiqah Whittington (prestigious scholarship recipient), and Jaraed Thomas (2023 Malcolm/King Leadership Award at John Jay College). No revenue figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York

Legal name

Hope Ignites New York

Website

https://bhghny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hope Ignites New York (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York) is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded 1979, that runs a long-term, holistic youth-development pathway for motivated high school students from at-risk backgrounds—combining academic tutoring, residential stability, wellness support, tuition assistance, and college-to-career guidance through college graduation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Youth-to-Adult Bridge & College Readiness (Noncredit) (EDAAAEAK)

Keywords

• Youth development services
• Academic tutoring programs
• College access support
• Residential youth services
• Social emotional learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. They operate a donation portal and accept one-time and recurring gifts. They received a $2 million grant from the Yield Giving Open Call in March 2024.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York provides a long-term, holistic youth development pathway for academically capable and motivated scholars from at-risk circumstances, delivered free of charge. The organization combines residential living, academic enrichment, college access and success support, wellness and social-emotional services, and post-secondary scholarship contributions into a continuous program from adolescence through early career.

Product overview

Hope Ignites New York (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York) provides one of NYC's only long-term, holistic youth-development pathways. The organization operates as a single, integrated program rather than a modular platform, combining daily academic tutoring (Academics Program), SEL and wellness support (Wellness Program), residential stability (Residential Life Program), tuition access (Scholarship Contributions), and college-to-career guidance (College Success Program) — all coordinated through a Local Impact initiative that measures community outcomes. The programs collectively span from middle school through college graduation and into career launch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academics Program Academic enrichment and tutoring program supporting motivated scholars from at-risk circumstances; provided free of charge to enrolled scholars.
• College Success Program College access and post-secondary success support program guiding scholars through admissions, enrollment, persistence, and early career transitions.
• Residential Life Program Residential living program providing stable housing and a supportive home environment for scholars as part of the holistic pathway.
• Wellness Program Wellness and social-emotional support program addressing scholars' mental, emotional, and physical well-being alongside academic and residential services.
• Scholarship Contributions Post-secondary scholarship funding program providing financial support for scholars' college and post-secondary education expenses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term support from middle school through college graduation and career launch

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Joseph's University (NY)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2023Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York partnered with St. Joseph's University to launch a new grant-funded summer program. This partnership provides educational enrichment opportunities for scholars through a collaborative summer academic initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• KIPP NYC: NYC charter-school network serving predominantly low-income students of color from middle school through college, with extensive alumni programming; partial overlap on the college-to-career pipeline element of Hope Ignites' program.
• Year Up: National workforce-development nonprofit serving young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds with training, internships, and corporate placement; comparable on the career-launch and employer-partnership component of Hope Ignites' mission.

Direct peers

• Children's Aid Society: Large NYC nonprofit delivering integrated education, housing, health, and college-access services to disadvantaged children and families; overlaps with Hope Ignites on residential stability, college access, and wellness programming.
• Bottom Line: College-access nonprofit focused on first-generation-to-college students from low-income backgrounds, providing advising from college application through graduation; comparable on the college-success-and-career-launch axis of Hope Ignites' program.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City: NYC youth-mentoring nonprofit pairing adult mentors with at-risk youth for long-term relationship-based support; comparable on the mentoring-and-positive-youth-development axis of Hope Ignites' mission.
• Phipps Neighborhoods: Bronx-based nonprofit providing education, housing, workforce, and youth-development programs to at-risk families; comparable community-led, multi-service model targeting NYC youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Harlem Children's Zone: NYC-based nonprofit providing cradle-to-career services (education, housing stability, wellness, college access) to at-risk youth and families in Central Harlem; the model most structurally comparable to Hope Ignites' integrated long-term pathway.
• Boys Hope Girls Hope Network Headquarters: National parent network of which Hope Ignites New York is an affiliate; runs the same holistic youth-development model across multiple U.S. cities and provides shared branding, programming, and back-office support, making it the closest structural peer.
• SCO Family of Services: NYC nonprofit providing residential care, foster care, education, and youth-development services to at-risk children and families; directly comparable to Hope Ignites on the residential-stability and wraparound-support components.

Regional players

• Fostering Hope for Children: Residential and wraparound youth-services organization serving foster and at-risk youth; thematically comparable on residential + educational stability for at-risk youth, though operating outside NYC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@boyshopegirlshopeny8557
• Facebookfacebook.com/boys-hope-girls-hope-of-new-york-156681434405443
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boys-hope-girls-hope-of-new-york
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeignitesny

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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